Angina Causes: Angina or chest pain occurs when the heart does not get an adequate oxygen supply because the arteries supplying the heart muscle are either blocked or narrowed. Coronary heart disease is the most common cause of chest pain. Some other causes of angina may be arrhythmias, anemia, coronary artery spasm, heart failure, heart valve disease, and hyperthyroidism. Stable angina is chronic and predictable meaning that it occurs after the activity or exercise and is short lasting (1-15
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Lipids Devin Hurley Kaplan University Lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates help maintain the function of the body. Without proteins, the body would be weak. Proteins help promote the activities one does on a daily basis. These activities could be skating, bending, and several others. Antibodies are formed from protein. Antibodies fight potential diseases and viruses. Enzymes are a form of proteins that helps break down and digest food. Proteins transport oxygen through the body. Proteins form
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Strokes, and How To Prevent Them A stroke which is also referred to as a cerebrovascular accident, occurs when the blood supply to the brain is interrupted. Strokes can be either ischemic, which is caused by plaque formation that narrows the blood flow, or clot that obstructs blood vessels, or hemorrhagic, which is due to a weakening blood vessel that causes it to bulge or rupture. Some strokes can be very mild, and cause temporary dizziness or slight weakness or numbness. More serious interruptions
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LP 5 Assignment: Lipid Panels Case Study Lipids: also known as fats, play many important roles in your body, from providing energy to producing hormones. You won’t be able to digest and absorb food properly without lipids. Of course, eating more fat than you need can lead to weight gain, but in proper amounts lipids are a healthy part of your diet. For example; bacon, sausage, and luncheon meats; whole, low-fat and reduced -fat milk, cream, butter, cheeses made with cream, egg yolk, fried foods
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Chief Complaint: “I am having chest pain.” Question One: Please describe your chest pain in terms of it being a new or prior symptom, onset, duration, radiation, quality, what makes it worse or better, and describe the location(s) felt. Rationale: Understanding the patient’s pain gives a perspective of potentially what or where the underlying etiology could be, or where to start as a focal point for the assessment. Priest (2012) assert that there is a multiplicity of conditions that could cause
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Effects of Disease on the Health Care Industry: Cardiovascular disease HCS/245 Patricia Talbert Due: 03/16/2015 University of Phoenix Material Effects of Disease on the Health Care Industry: Cardiovascular Health Complete the table below for 2 diseases that you have chosen that affects cardiovascular health. In each box, you are required to list 3-5 bulleted statements regarding the heading of that box. Cite your sources using APA format. This section is due in Week Three. |Chosen
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National University of Chimborazo Medical English Medical Essay Name: Lisset Alcozer Course: 8th Semester Metabolic Syndrome in young adult people can reduce Life expectation The definition of metabolic syndrome is quite tricky, because it represents a condition where several diseases converge. The problem comes when this condition gets chronic, and slowly damages in an irreversible way our body, causing an early death
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Introduction (slide 1) * Today I would like to talk to you one of the major health issues in the U.S. Hypertension also known as high blood pressure is a prolonged elevation in blood pressure. According to Chiras (2013), “The problem with hypertension is that blood pressure increases gradually overtime, early detection and treatment are essential to prevent serious problems.” This is why it is referred to as the “silent killer” because it has no warning signs. * * (Slide 2) *
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The book entitled "The Amazing World of Laughter and its Super Healing Power" authored by Professor Espie Chinel Aparis, our managing director of UM Fitness and Wellness Program is indeed a very helpful and enlightening book. The book tackles about what is a genuine laughter and happiness. Laughter has two parts- a set of gestures and the production of sound. Genuine laughter and happiness must come from the heart, thus, not forced. I learned also that practicing a fake laugh will gradually leads
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Back Ground: Despite impressive strides in diagnosis and management of acute myocardial infarction in the past three decades, acute myocardial infarction continues to be a major health problem. About 50% of death from acute myocardial infarction occur within 1hr of the event and are attributable to arrhythmias most often ventricular fibrillation. Ischaemic injury can produce conduction blocks at any level of the atrioventricular or Intraventricular conduction systems. Such conduction block can occur
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